Foolish? The numbers are real and nobody questions the "potential" of the platform.
It has simply gotten very difficult to succeed and fanboys continue to hype Facebook as if it is the Web of '95.
Toby Murdock
· 1 year ago
Yes, users are getting disillusioned with apps because of the spam. But Facebook knows about this and will be fixing this soon. Once that happens, the quality apps will rise to the top.
Dan Jones
· 1 year ago
Facebook apps peaked months ago. I'd say that less than five percent of the apps that come out now are with anyone's time.
Mary Specht
· 1 year ago
I'm in that group protesting the forced friend-spamming. I was speaking to a college class last semester at GWU, and one student told me she's getting turned off by the clutter of Facebook apps. Facebook's not going to be deserted tomorrow, but it does make you wonder what's going to be the next--perhaps simpler--network to come in underneath it.
Mike Smith
· 1 year ago
Be real. First of all, what do you mean with "peaked"? Do you mean growth peak, or total-number-of-applications peak, or perhaps interest peak?
Either way, take a look at Gartner's hype curve (http://www.gartner.com/pages/story.php.id.8795....). One can argue that we are in phase 2, "Peak of Inflated Expectations" going into to "Trough of Disillusionment." It is in the best interest of Facebook to rapidly help us through this phase by setting up additional rules to if not eliminate but at least alleviate spam (remember that one person's spam is another person's treasure).
Going forward, you will see better and more useful application in Facebook. Forget about sending a beer to someone (which is so 2007), instead take a look at some of the newer apps.
Mike
THiNGi
· 1 year ago
The spam issue is a real one for FB - they can keep altering the API & rules for developers, but offenders will keep trying to game the system in true cat & mouse style.
Developers who play hardball know the game will be over soon & are trying to score as many installs as possible before then so they can cross-market their newer apps later when things have been tightened up. No-one wants to pay another network for an install!
The flip side to this is a growing desire for a brand of apps are known as "non-spammy" and that is what we at THiNGi are building. Launching Valentine's Day!
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It has simply gotten very difficult to succeed and fanboys continue to hype Facebook as if it is the Web of '95.
of the apps that come out now are with anyone's time.
Either way, take a look at Gartner's hype curve (http://www.gartner.com/pages/story.php.id.8795....). One can argue that we are in phase 2, "Peak of Inflated Expectations" going into to "Trough of Disillusionment." It is in the best interest of Facebook to rapidly help us through this phase by setting up additional rules to if not eliminate but at least alleviate spam (remember that one person's spam is another person's treasure).
Going forward, you will see better and more useful application in Facebook. Forget about sending a beer to someone (which is so 2007), instead take a look at some of the newer apps.
Mike
Developers who play hardball know the game will be over soon & are trying to score as many installs as possible before then so they can cross-market their newer apps later when things have been tightened up. No-one wants to pay another network for an install!
The flip side to this is a growing desire for a brand of apps are known as "non-spammy" and that is what we at THiNGi are building. Launching Valentine's Day!